JP7337447B2 - measuring equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to measuring instruments.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a measuring instrument that measures an object to be measured and obtains a measured value.
For example, the measuring apparatus of Patent Document 1 includes measurement data transmission means for transmitting measurement data (measurement values) obtained by measurement by measurement means (measuring equipment) to a plurality of devices, and measurement data transmitted from the measurement data transmission means. and an external device that receives and computes the An operator who operates the measurement device wears a measurement auxiliary device. The auxiliary measurement device consists of a small computer that is a wearable computer, a head-mounted display that is display means, earphones that are audio output means, and a microphone that is audio input means for inputting the operator's voice as audio data. And prepare.

The measurement auxiliary device displays the measurement data transmitted from the measurement data transmission means on the head mounted display. Therefore, the operator can see the measurement data displayed on the head-mounted display while performing the measurement work.
The measurement auxiliary device also has setting means for outputting signals for various controls of external devices in response to voice data input from the microphone. Specifically, the operator can operate the calculation and the display of the measured data in the external device by inputting voice from the microphone. As a result, the operator can continue the measurement work without interrupting the measurement work or moving the line of sight for manual operation.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-28675

However, in the measuring device of Patent Document 1, when outputting the measured value obtained by the measuring device to an external device, or when setting the preset value, tolerance value, zero set, etc. of the measuring device, voice input is not possible. It cannot be operated, and the operator must manually operate input means such as buttons provided on the measuring instrument. At this time, the input means has a structure that gives a feeling of pressing, for example, in order to make the operator (user) recognize that an input has been made by pressing. When the measuring equipment is, for example, a vernier caliper, a micrometer, an indicator, or the like, the measurement is performed in units of micrometers.
Measured values in units of micrometers easily fluctuate as the measurement position moves due to vibration caused by the operation of the input means (measuring device). Therefore, there is a problem that errors may occur in measured values and settings due to manual operation of the measuring device by the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a measuring instrument capable of suppressing errors caused by operating the measuring instrument and improving convenience.

The measuring instrument of the present invention measures a measurement object and obtains a measured value. The measuring instrument includes a voice input device for inputting a user's voice, and control means for receiving input from the voice input device and controlling the measuring instrument. The control means comprises a voice recognition unit that recognizes voice input from the voice input device, and a control execution unit that executes control of the measuring instrument based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit. do.

According to the present invention, the control means of the measuring instrument includes a voice recognition section that recognizes the user's voice input from the voice input device, and a control section that controls the measuring instrument based on the recognized voice. Since the execution unit is provided, the user can operate the measuring device by voice. Therefore, since the user can operate the measuring device without touching it, it is possible to suppress errors caused by vibration due to the operation of the measuring device. Moreover, even if the measuring device is placed in a position where it cannot be operated by hand, the user can operate the measuring device by voice. Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience of the measuring instrument.

At this time, it is preferable that the control means include a recognition determination section that determines whether or not to cause the voice recognition section to perform voice recognition.

Here, if the voice input from the voice input device is always voice-recognized, voice recognition may also be performed for voice input unintended by the user. As a result, the control execution unit may malfunction, such as executing control unintended by the user. Unintended voice input by the user means that a voice different from the user's voice input operation (control instruction) is recognized as a control instruction, or even if the user does not input voice , recognizing some sound as voice input.
However, according to such a configuration, since the control means includes the recognition determination section that determines whether or not to cause the voice recognition section to execute voice recognition, it is possible to prevent the execution of control unintended by the user. can.

At this time, the recognition determination unit determines the state of the ambient sound generated around the measuring device based on a predetermined value, and if it determines that the ambient sound is smaller than the predetermined value, causes the voice recognition unit to recognize the voice. preferably executed.

Here, the ambient sound is a sound other than the user's voice, such as a sound or noise emitted by another measuring device. If the volume of the ambient sound around the measuring instrument is the same as or higher than the volume of the input voice, the voice recognition unit cannot accurately recognize the voice, and the voice may be recognized incorrectly. be. As a result, the control execution unit may malfunction.

However, according to such a configuration, when the recognition determination section determines that the ambient sound is smaller than the predetermined value, it causes the speech recognition section to perform speech recognition. Therefore, the measuring device can avoid erroneous recognition of voice by the voice recognition unit and malfunction by the control execution unit, which may occur when there is a sound, noise, or the like that is louder than the user's voice.

At this time, it is preferable to provide notification means for notifying whether or not the speech recognition unit is in a state in which speech recognition can be performed.

According to such a configuration, since the measuring device includes the notification means for notifying that the speech recognition section is ready to execute speech recognition, for example, the recognition determination section prevents the speech recognition section from executing speech recognition. When the user is notified of the fact by the notification means, the user can take countermeasures against the cause of the inability to execute the speech recognition so that the speech recognition unit can execute the speech recognition. Therefore, the measuring instrument can prevent malfunction by the control execution unit.

At this time, the measuring device has identification information that identifies the predetermined measuring device. Identification information includes unique identification information that identifies a single measurement instrument. The control means includes an identification information recognition section that recognizes identification information based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition section. Preferably, when the identification information recognizer recognizes the unique identification information, the control execution unit controls the measuring instrument having the unique identification information.

Here, when performing measurement, there are cases where a plurality of measuring instruments are arranged in proximity to each other to perform the measurement. At this time, if voice input is made to a plurality of measuring instruments, it may be difficult to specify and operate only one of the plurality of measuring instruments.
However, with such an arrangement, the measurement instruments have identification information that includes unique identification information that identifies a single measurement instrument. Then, when the identification information recognition section recognizes the unique identification information, the control execution section executes control of the measuring instrument having the unique identification information. Therefore, the user can specify and operate only one measuring device among the plurality of measuring devices, and the convenience of the measuring device can be improved. The unique identification information is information for specifying a single measuring device, such as the serial number or ID of the measuring device, or a predetermined name such as a nickname set by the user.

At this time, the identification information includes common identification information common to other measuring instruments that is different from unique identification information for specifying a plurality of measuring instruments. is recognized, it is preferable to perform control of the measuring instruments with the common identification.

If, for example, the same setting is to be made for a plurality of measuring instruments, the manual operation must be performed for each measuring instrument, which can be extremely time-consuming.
However, according to such a configuration, the measuring instruments have common identification information common to other measuring instruments that are different from the unique identification information, and the measuring instruments have unique identification information for identifying a plurality of measuring instruments. It has identification information including common identification information that is common to other measuring instruments that is different from the identification information. When the identification information recognition unit recognizes the common identification information, the control execution unit executes control of the measuring instrument having the common identification information. Therefore, the user can collectively set a plurality of measuring devices by voice, and the convenience of the measuring devices can be improved. The common identification information includes the name for specifying all the measuring instruments used for measurement, the name of the type of measuring instrument, the name of the predetermined position where multiple measuring instruments are arranged, and the It is information for specifying all or a plurality of measuring instruments, such as a predetermined name such as a group name.

At this time, the control execution unit outputs information based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit when the user inputs voice from the voice input device for outputting the information of the measuring device including the measured value. It is preferable to have an information output section.

According to such a configuration, the control execution unit includes an information output unit that outputs information when the user inputs voice for outputting information about the measuring instrument from the voice input device. The information of the measuring equipment can be output without touching the measuring equipment.

At this time, when the user inputs voice from the voice input device for setting the measuring instrument for measurement, the control execution part sets the measuring instrument based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition part. A setting unit is preferably provided.

According to such a configuration, the control execution unit includes the measurement setting unit for setting the measuring device when the user inputs the voice for setting the measuring device for measurement from the voice input device. A person can set the measuring equipment without touching the measuring equipment.

At this time, the measurement setting unit has a plurality of setting modes for setting different measurement conditions for the measuring instrument, and the user can input voice regarding any one of the plurality of setting modes from the voice input device. It is preferable to provide a mode switching unit that switches the setting mode based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit to set the measuring device when input.

Here, the measuring equipment may be equipped with a measuring jig corresponding to the object to be measured, or measure the object to be measured by a predetermined measuring method. At this time, the user is required to manually operate the measuring device and set various parameters such as a calculation count corresponding to a measuring jig and a predetermined measuring method, zero set, etc., as measuring conditions. In some cases, it is difficult to manually operate and set various parameters corresponding to a measuring jig and a predetermined measuring method. A plurality of setting modes are those in which settings are collectively executed for the measuring equipment using, for example, various parameters corresponding to the measuring jigs and measuring methods to be used as measurement conditions.

According to such a configuration, the measurement setting unit has a plurality of setting modes, and includes a mode switching unit for switching to a setting mode input by voice input by the user. Various parameters corresponding to the measuring jig and measuring method to be used can be collectively set as measuring conditions for the measuring equipment. Therefore, it is possible to improve the convenience of the measuring instrument.

At this time, the measuring instrument has storage means for storing past settings of the measuring instrument by the control execution part, and the control execution part restores the settings of the measuring instrument based on the past settings stored in the storage means. have a department. The restoration unit restores the past settings stored in the storage means based on the speech recognized by the speech recognition unit when the user inputs speech from the speech input device to restore the previous settings of the measuring instrument. preferably to restore the settings of the measuring instrument.

According to such a configuration, when the user inputs voice for restoring the measuring instrument to the past settings from the voice input device, the restoring section reads out the past settings of the measuring instrument stored in the storage means. Since the setting of the measuring device is restored, even if the user makes a wrong setting of the measuring device, the setting can be restored to the setting stored in the storage means and canceled. Therefore, the measuring instrument can improve convenience.

Schematic diagram showing a measuring instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention. Block diagram showing control means of the measuring instrument Flowchart showing a control method for the measuring instrument Flowchart showing the information output process of the measuring instrument Flowchart showing a measurement setting process of the measuring device Flowchart showing the restoration process of the measuring device

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a measuring instrument 1 according to one embodiment of the invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the measuring device 1 is an indicator that measures an object to be measured and obtains measured values. Specifically, the measuring instrument 1 includes a measuring instrument main body 2, a spindle 3 as a probe provided movably in the measuring instrument main body 2, and a spindle 3 provided inside the measuring instrument main body 2. A measuring means 4 for detecting a quantity and acquiring a measured value, a voice input device 5 for inputting the user's voice to the measuring device 1, and a control means 6 for receiving input from the voice input device 5 and controlling the measuring device 1. and notification means 8 for notifying a predetermined state of the measuring instrument 1 .

A plurality of measuring instruments 1 may be used for measurement. Two measuring instruments 1a and 1b are used in this embodiment. For convenience of explanation, the internal structure of the measuring device 1a is illustrated, and the external appearance of the measuring device 1b is illustrated. The two measuring instruments 1a and 1b are fixed by a fixing member R so as not to move relative to each other, and are mounted on a stand (not shown) or the like.

The measuring device 1 has identification information for specifying the measuring device 1a and the measuring device 1b. The identification information includes unique identification information that identifies a single measuring instrument 1a, 1b. Unique identification information is information for specifying a single measuring device, such as a manufacturing number, ID, or a predetermined name. In this embodiment, the identification information of the measuring device 1a is referred to as "measuring device 1A", and the identification information of the measuring device 1b is referred to as "measuring device 1B".
In addition, the identification information includes common identification information that is different from unique identification information “measuring device 1A” and “measuring device 1B” for specifying the plurality of measuring devices 1a and 1b. Common identification information is information for specifying all or a plurality of measuring instruments, such as a predetermined name set by the user. In the present embodiment, the common identification information of the measuring instruments 1a and 1b will be described as "ALL".

The measuring instrument main body 2 includes a case body 21 containing the measuring means 4, a spindle guide section 22 supporting the spindle 3 so as to project and retract from the case body 21, and a display for displaying information of the measuring instrument 1 including measured values. Means D and button-type input means B for inputting a command for controlling the measuring instrument 1 are provided. Normally, by operating the input means B, the user outputs the measured value to an external device (not shown) or performs settings such as zero setting of the measuring device 1 .
The display means D is, for example, a liquid crystal panel, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence), electronic paper, or the like.

The spindle 3 is formed in a cylindrical shape from an appropriate metal material such as stainless steel. and a scale portion 32 facing the means. The tip portion 31 of the spindle 3 is pushed into the measuring instrument main body 2 while the distal end portion 31 is in contact with the object W to be measured, so that the scale portion 32 moves relative to the measuring means 4 . The measuring means 4 detects the amount of movement of the scale portion 32 and outputs the amount of movement of the spindle 3 as a measured value. Further, the spindle 3 can be manually moved in the direction of the arrow in the figure using the lifting knob 33 .

The measurement means 4 includes a detection section 41 provided facing the scale section 32 of the spindle 3 and a measurement circuit section 42 for driving the detection section 41 .
The detection unit 41 is, for example, an optical sensor that detects relative movement with the scale unit 32 by radiating light toward the scale unit 32 and receiving reflected light reflected from the scale unit 32 . Note that the detection unit 41 does not have to be an optical sensor as long as it can detect relative movement with the scale unit 32, and any means can be used.
The measurement circuit unit 42 drives the detection unit 41 and outputs the measured value detected by the detection unit 41 to the control unit 6 .

The voice input device 5 is a microphone that is incorporated in the measuring instrument 1 and inputs voice to the control means 6 . Note that the voice input device 5 does not have to be a microphone, and any device may be adopted as long as the user can input voice.
The voice input device 5 is provided above the measuring device 1 (in the upward direction of the paper), which is a position where the user's voice can be easily acquired. Note that the voice input device 5 may be provided separately from the measuring device 1 as long as it can acquire the user's voice, or it can transmit voice to the measuring device 1 via wired or wireless communication. may be entered. In short, any voice input device may be used as long as it can input the user's voice to the measuring device.

The control means 6 is, for example, a microcomputer. It should be noted that the control means 6 need not be a microcomputer as long as it can receive input from the voice input device 5 and control the measuring instrument 1, and may be any device.
The notification means 8 is an LED whose color changes according to a predetermined state of the measuring instrument 1 . The details of the notification means 8 and the change in color will be described later. Note that the notification means 8 does not have to be an LED, and may be of any type as long as it can notify the user of a predetermined state of the measuring instrument 1 .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the control means 6 of the measuring instrument 1. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2 , the measuring instrument 1 further includes output means 7 for outputting information about the measuring instrument including measured values, and storage means 9 for storing control by the control means 6 .
The control unit 6 also includes a recognition determination unit 61 , an identification information recognition unit 62 , a voice recognition unit 63 that recognizes voice input from the voice input device 5 , and a control execution unit 64 .

The recognition determination unit 61 determines whether or not to cause the voice recognition unit 63 to perform voice recognition. Specifically, the recognition determination unit 61 determines the state of the ambient sound generated around the measuring device 1 based on a predetermined value, and if it determines that the ambient sound is smaller than the predetermined value, the voice recognition unit 63 perform speech recognition.
Here, the ambient sound is a sound other than the user's voice, such as a sound or noise emitted by another measuring device. Also, the predetermined value of the ambient sound is a value that serves as a reference as to whether or not the speech recognition unit 63 can execute speech recognition based on the user's speech. If the volume of the ambient sound is the same as or higher than that of the input voice, the voice recognition unit 63 may not be able to recognize the voice accurately. Therefore, it is preferable that the ambient sound is smaller than the user's voice. The measuring instrument 1 can prevent malfunction in the control execution section 64 by the recognition determination section 61 and the notification means 8 .

Further, the recognition determination unit 61 may perform determination based on not only ambient sounds but also the following states.
For example, when the measurement device 1 is in a sleep state, the recognition determination unit 61 may determine that the voice recognition unit 63 does not perform voice recognition, or when there is a predetermined voice input such as "activate". may be determined to cause the speech recognition unit 63 to perform speech recognition. Further, when the measurement device 1 is within the measurement range for measuring the object to be measured, the recognition determination unit 61 may determine to cause the voice recognition unit 63 to perform voice recognition. In some cases, it may be determined that the speech recognition unit 63 is not to perform speech recognition.

Furthermore, for example, in the setting of the measuring instrument 1 described later, if the zero setting is performed while the measuring instrument 1 is operating, the zero setting cannot be performed at an accurate position. It may be determined that the voice recognition unit 63 is caused to perform voice recognition when 1 is not measuring and is in a stationary state. In short, the recognition determination unit only needs to be able to determine whether or not to cause the voice recognition unit to perform voice recognition, and what the recognition determination unit determines based on is a matter of design.

Here, the notification means 8 will be explained. The notification means 8 notifies whether or not the speech recognition section 63 is in a state in which speech recognition can be executed. Specifically, when the measuring device 1 is stationary without measuring, the ambient sound is smaller than a predetermined value, and the recognition determination unit 61 causes the voice recognition unit 63 to perform voice recognition, the notification unit 8 When the judgment is made, the blue LED is turned on. In addition, when the measurement device 1 is performing measurement, the ambient sound is greater than a predetermined value, and the recognition determination unit 61 determines not to cause the voice recognition unit 63 to perform voice recognition, the notification unit 8 displays a red light. to turn on the LED of . The notification means 8 lights a green LED when the measuring instrument 1 is in a sleep state or a standby state. As a result, when the red LED (informing means 8) is on, the user can make the measuring instrument 1 stand still, remove the cause of the noise, etc., so that the voice recognition unit 63 can accurately recognize the voice. You can respond in a recognizable way.

The identification information recognition section 62 recognizes identification information based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition section 63 .
When the identification information recognition unit 62 recognizes the unique identification information, for example, "measuring instrument 1A", the control execution unit 64 controls the measuring instrument 1a having the unique identification information "measuring instrument 1A". If the identification information recognizing unit 62 does not recognize the unique identification information “measuring device 1A” and, for example, recognizes the unique identification information “measuring device 1B”, the control of the measuring device 1a is not executed. , to control the measuring instrument 1b.

Further, when the identification information recognition unit 62 recognizes the common identification information, for example, "ALL", the control execution unit 64 controls the measuring instruments 1a and 1b having the common identification information "ALL". If no identification information is input from the voice input device 5 and voice regarding control of the measuring device 1 is input, the control means 6 may control all the measuring devices 1a and 1b. , control may not be executed unless identification information is input.

The voice recognition unit 63 recognizes voice input from the voice input device 5 . Specifically, the speech recognition unit 63 converts the user's speech input from the speech input device 5 into a command for the control execution unit 64 to execute control. For example, when the user utters "setting" through the voice input device 5 and inputs the voice, the voice recognition unit 63 recognizes the voice of the user so that the control execution unit 64 can perform the setting of the measuring device 1. It converts it into a setting command and transmits it to the control execution unit 64 . Therefore, it is preferable that the voice input from the voice input device 5 is voice under noise-free conditions so that the voice recognition unit 63 can accurately convert the user's voice.

The control execution section 64 executes control of the measuring instrument 1 based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition section 63 . The control execution unit 64 also includes an information output unit 641 , a measurement setting unit 642 and a restoration unit 644 .
The information output unit 641 outputs information based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit 63 when the user inputs voice from the voice input device 5 for outputting the information of the measuring device 1 including the measured values. do. For example, when the user speaks "output" through the voice input device 5, the voice recognition section 63 converts the voice into "output command". The information output unit 641 outputs information to the output unit 7 based on the “output command” from the voice recognition unit 63 .

Here, outputting information to the output means 7 means, for example, outputting information of a measuring device including measured values to the output means 7 which is an external device, or outputting information of a measuring device including a measurement value to the output means 7, which is an external device, or outputting a head-mounted display having a display means as the output means 7 by a user. is attached, the information of the measuring equipment is output to the display means. The information about the measuring device is not limited to the measured value, but includes information about the measuring device such as the manufacturing date and calibration time of the measuring device.

The measurement setting unit 642 sets the measuring device 1 based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit 63 when the user inputs the voice for setting the measurement of the measuring device 1 from the voice input device 5. do. For example, when the user speaks "setting" via the voice input device 5, the voice recognition unit 63 converts the voice into "setting command". The measurement setting unit 642 sets the measuring device 1 based on the “setting command” from the voice recognition unit 63 .
Here, the setting of the measuring device 1 refers to the setting of various parameters such as zero setting, presetting, tolerance, counting, maximum and minimum values in a predetermined measuring method, and amplitude.

The measurement setting unit 642 has a plurality of setting modes for setting different measurement conditions for the measuring instrument 1, and the user can select one of the plurality of setting modes from the voice input device 5. A mode switching unit 643 is provided for switching to the setting mode input by the user based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit 63 when the voice is input.

In the setting mode, various parameters corresponding to a measuring jig and a predetermined measuring method are set as measurement conditions for the measuring instrument 1 at once. Specifically, when measuring the diameter of the base of a chamfered hole using a measuring jig with a conical stylus, the "chamfering hole base diameter measurement mode" is used. There is a "setting mode" by the measurement setting section 642 in which a user can set a set, a preset, a tolerance, etc. to arbitrary values. At this time, various parameters in the setting mode can be set by voice through the voice input device 5 by the voice recognition section 63 . Then, for example, when the user utters "outer diameter measurement mode" through the voice input device 5, the voice recognition unit 63 converts the voice into "outer diameter measurement mode switching command". The mode switching unit 643 switches from the already set mode to the outer diameter measurement mode based on the “outer diameter measurement mode switching command” from the voice recognition unit 63, and sets the measurement conditions for the outer diameter measurement to the measuring instrument 1. to set.

The storage means 9 is a memory provided in the measuring instrument 1 that stores past settings of the measuring instrument 1 by the control execution section 64 . Note that the storage means 9 may be of any type as long as it can store the past settings of the measuring instrument 1 .
The restoring section 644 restores the settings of the measuring instrument 1 based on the past settings stored in the storage means 9 . Specifically, when the user inputs a voice from the voice input device 5 for restoring the measuring device 1 to the previous settings, the restoring unit 644, based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit 63, The past settings stored in the storage means 9 are read out to restore the settings of the measuring instrument. For example, when the user utters "cancel" through the voice input device 5 in order to restore the settings of the measuring instrument 1 one before, the voice recognition unit 63 converts the voice into "cancel command". . The restoring unit 644 reads out the setting of the measuring device 1 immediately before from the storage unit 9 based on the “cancel command” by the voice recognition unit 63, and restores the setting of the measuring device 1 to the setting of the measuring device 1 immediately before. do.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a method of controlling the measuring instrument 1. As shown in FIG. A method of controlling the measuring instrument 1 will be described below with reference to FIG. Note that the flowchart of FIG. 3 is based on the premise that the recognition determination unit 61 determines to cause the voice recognition unit 63 to perform voice recognition.
As shown in FIG. 3, first, the user performs a speech input step of inputting speech via the speech input device 5 (step ST01). Next, since the recognition determination unit 61 has determined to cause the voice recognition unit 63 to perform voice recognition as described above, the identification information recognition unit 62 executes the identification information recognition step (steps ST02 and ST03).

When the common identification information “ALL” is input from the voice input device 5 (YES in step ST02), the identification information recognition unit 62 recognizes a plurality of information based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit 63. of the measuring instruments 1a and 1b. When the common identification information "ALL" is not input from the voice input device 5 (NO in step ST02), the identification information recognition unit 62 determines whether or not a unique identification number is input (step ST03).

When the identification information recognition unit 62 receives the unique identification information “measuring device 1A” from the voice input device 5 (YES in step ST03), the control execution unit 64 recognizes the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit 63. Based on this, the control of the measuring instrument 1a is executed. When the unique identification information “measuring device 1A” is not input from the voice input device 5 and, for example, the unique identification number “measuring device 1C” is input (NO in step ST03), the identification information recognition unit 62 recognizes the corresponding Since there is no measuring device, the plurality of measuring devices 1a and 1b are not controlled.

Subsequently, after the identification information recognition process (YES in steps ST02 and ST03) is executed, the voice recognition unit 63 performs a voice recognition process of converting the voice input from the voice input device 5 into a control command. Execute (step ST04). The control execution section 64 executes a control execution step of controlling the measuring instrument 1 based on the recognition by the voice recognition section 63 (step ST05).

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the information output process of the measuring instrument 1. As shown in FIG. Details of the control execution step (step ST05) in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG.
First, as shown in FIG. 4, the information output unit 641 determines whether or not the voice for outputting the information of the measuring device 1 is input based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit 63 (step ST11). For example, when "setting" is input from the voice input device 5 and "setting command" is generated by the voice recognition unit 63, the information output unit 641 receives no voice for outputting the information of the measuring device 1. It is determined that there is no (NO in step ST11), and the information of the measuring device 1 is not output. When "output" is input from the voice input device 5 and "output command" is generated by the voice recognition unit 63, the information output unit 641 recognizes that the voice for outputting the information of the measuring instrument 1 has been input. (YES in step ST11), and an information output step of outputting the information of the measuring device 1 to the output means 7 is executed (step ST12).

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the measurement setting process of the measuring device 1. As shown in FIG. Details of the control execution step (step ST05) in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG.
First, as shown in FIG. 5, the measurement setting section 642 determines whether or not a voice for setting the measuring device 1 is input based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition section 63 (step ST21). ). For example, when "output" is input from the voice input device 5 and "output command" is generated by the voice recognition unit 63, the measurement setting unit 642 does not input voice for setting the measuring device 1. (NO in step ST21), and the setting of the measuring device 1 is not executed.

When "setting" is input from the voice input device 5 and "setting command" is generated by the voice recognition unit 63, the measurement setting unit 642 determines that the voice for setting the measuring device 1 has been input. (YES in step ST21), and the measurement setting process is executed (step ST22).
Further, in step ST21, for example, when the user inputs "outer diameter measurement mode" from the voice input device 5 and the voice recognition section 63 generates an "outer diameter measurement mode switching command", the mode switching section 643 A measurement setting step of switching from the mode set based on the "outer diameter measurement mode switching command" by the voice recognition unit 63 to the outer diameter measurement mode and setting the measurement conditions for the outer diameter measurement to the measuring instrument 1. Execute (step ST22).

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the restoration process of the measuring instrument 1. As shown in FIG. Details of the control execution step (step ST05) in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG.
First, as shown in FIG. 6, the restoration section 644 determines whether or not a speech for restoring the settings of the measuring device 1 is input based on the speech recognized by the speech recognition section 63 (step ST31). ). When determining that the voice for restoring the state of the measuring device 1 has not been input (NO in step ST31), the restoring section 644 does not restore the setting of the measuring device 1 .

When "cancel" is input from the voice input device 5 and a "cancel command" is generated by the voice recognition unit 63, the restoration unit 644 determines that a voice has been input to restore the measuring instrument 1 to the past settings. (YES in step ST31), and a past setting reading step of reading past settings for restoring the past settings of the measuring instrument 1 from the storage means 9 is executed (step ST32). Then, the restoration section 644 executes a restoration step of restoring the past settings of the measuring device 1 based on the past settings of the measuring device 1 read in the past setting reading step (step ST33).

According to this embodiment, the following functions and effects can be obtained.
(1) The control means 6 of the measuring instrument 1 includes a voice recognition section 63 that recognizes the user's voice input from the voice input device 5, and a control execution unit that controls the measuring instrument 1 based on the recognized voice. , the user can operate the measuring device 1 by voice. Therefore, since the user can operate the measuring device 1 without touching it, an error caused by vibration due to the operation of the measuring device 1 can be suppressed. Moreover, even if the measuring device 1 is placed in a position where it cannot be operated by hand, the user can operate the measuring device 1 by voice. Therefore, the measuring instrument 1 can improve convenience.
(2) Since the control unit 6 includes the recognition determination unit 61 that determines whether or not to cause the voice recognition unit 63 to perform voice recognition, it is possible to prevent unintended control from being performed by the user.

(3) When the recognition determination unit 61 determines that the ambient sound is smaller than the predetermined value, the recognition determination unit 61 causes the voice recognition unit 63 to perform voice recognition. Therefore, the measuring device 1 can avoid erroneous speech recognition by the speech recognition unit 63 and malfunction by the control execution unit 64 that may occur when there is sound or noise that is louder than the user's speech.
(4) Since the measuring instrument 1 is provided with the notification means 8 for notifying that the speech recognition section 63 is ready to execute speech recognition, the recognition determination section 61 must cause the speech recognition section 63 to execute speech recognition. When it is determined and notified to that effect by the notification means 8, the user can take countermeasures against the cause of not being able to execute the speech recognition so that the speech recognition section 63 can execute the speech recognition. Therefore, the measuring instrument 1 can prevent the control execution section 64 from malfunctioning.

(5) The measuring instrument 1 has identification information including unique identification information "measuring instrument 1A" that identifies a single measuring instrument 1a. When the identification information recognizing unit 62 recognizes the unique identification information “measuring device 1A”, the control execution unit 64 controls the measuring device 1a having the unique identification information. Therefore, the user can specify and operate only one measuring device 1a among the plurality of measuring devices 1a and 1b, thereby improving convenience.
(6) The measuring instrument 1a has common identification information "ALL" which is different from the unique identification information "measuring instrument 1A" and common to other measuring instruments 1b, and the control execution unit 64 causes the identification information recognition unit 62 to When the common identification information "ALL" is recognized by the common identification information "ALL", the control of the measuring instruments 1a and 1b having the common identification information "ALL" is executed. Therefore, the user can collectively set a plurality of measuring instruments 1a and 1b by voice.

(7) Since the control execution unit 64 includes the information output unit 641 that outputs information when the user inputs voice for outputting information of the measuring device 1 from the voice input device 5, the user can measure Information of the measuring device 1 can be output without touching the device 1 .
(8) The control execution unit 64 includes a measurement setting unit 642 that sets the measuring device 1 when the user inputs a voice for setting the measurement of the measuring device 1 from the voice input device 5. A person can set the measuring device 1 without touching the measuring device 1 .

(9) The measurement setting unit 642 has a plurality of setting modes, and is provided with a mode switching unit 643 that switches to a setting mode that the user inputs by voice. Measurement conditions can be collectively set for the measuring device 1 .
(10) The restoring unit 644 reads out the past settings of the measuring device 1 stored in the storage means 9 when the user inputs voice from the voice input device 5 to restore the past settings of the measuring device 1 . Since the setting of the measuring device 1 is restored, even if the user makes a wrong setting of the measuring device 1, the setting can be restored to the setting stored in the storage means 9 and canceled.

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It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention.
For example, although the measuring instrument 1 is an indicator in the above embodiment, it may be a micrometer, vernier caliper, linear scale, or the like. Moreover, the measuring instrument 1 is not particularly limited in terms of form, method, and the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the restoring unit 644 reads out the settings of the previous measuring device 1 from the storage unit 9 and restores the settings of the measuring device 1 . Alternatively, the setting of the measuring device 1 two or more years ago may be read from the storage means to restore the setting of the measuring device. In short, the restoration unit only needs to be able to read the past settings of the measuring device from the storage means and restore the settings of the measuring device.

In the above-described embodiment, the recognition determination unit 61 determines whether or not to cause the speech recognition unit 63 to perform speech recognition based on ambient sounds. It may be determined whether or not to cause the unit 63 to perform voice recognition.
For example, when setting the measurement equipment, if the settings are executed while the measurement equipment is performing measurements, etc., the correct values cannot be set. Voice recognition may also be executed. In addition, when the probe of the measuring device is out of the measurement range, it is not possible to perform zero setting, etc. Therefore, when the probe is out of the measurement range, the speech recognition unit may not execute speech recognition. .

In the above embodiment, the measuring instrument 1 includes the output means 7, the notification means 8, and the storage means 9, the control means 6 includes the recognition determination section 61 and the identification information recognition section 62, and the control execution section 64 outputs information. Although the unit 641, the measurement setting unit 642, and the restoration unit 644 are provided, the measuring device does not have to have the above-described configuration. In short, the measuring instrument comprises a voice input device and control means for receiving input from the voice input device and controlling the measuring instrument. , and a control execution unit that executes control of the measuring instrument based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention can be suitably used for measuring instruments.

1 measuring equipment 4 measuring means 5 voice input device 6 control means 63 voice recognition unit 64 control execution unit W measurement object

Claims (9)

A measuring instrument for measuring an object to be measured and obtaining a measured value,
a voice input device for inputting a user's voice;
a control means for receiving input from the voice input device and controlling the measuring instrument;
The control means is
a speech recognition unit that recognizes speech input from the speech input device;
a control execution unit that executes control of the measuring device based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit ;
Having identification information that identifies the predetermined measuring instrument,
The identification information includes unique identification information that identifies the single measurement device,
the control means comprises an identification information recognition unit that recognizes the identification information based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit;
The control execution unit
A measuring instrument, wherein when the unique identification information is recognized by the identification information recognition section, the measuring instrument having the unique identification information is controlled. In the measuring instrument according to claim 1,
A measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein said control means comprises a recognition determination section for determining whether or not said voice recognition section should execute voice recognition. In the measuring instrument according to claim 1 or claim 2,
The recognition determination unit determines the state of ambient sound generated around the measuring device based on a predetermined value, and if the ambient sound is determined to be smaller than the predetermined value, the voice recognition unit recognizes the voice. A measuring instrument characterized by performing In the measuring instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A measuring instrument, comprising: notification means for notifying whether or not the speech recognition unit is in a state capable of executing speech recognition. In the measuring instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The identification information includes common identification information common to the other measuring instruments, which is different from the unique identification information for specifying the plurality of measuring instruments,
The control execution unit
A measuring instrument, wherein when the common identification information is recognized by the identification information recognition section, the measuring instrument having the common identification information is controlled. In the measuring instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
When the user inputs voice from the voice input device for outputting the information of the measuring device including the measured value, the control execution unit outputs the information based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit. A measuring instrument comprising an information output unit that outputs In the measuring instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 6 ,
When the user inputs a voice for setting the measuring device for measurement from the voice input device, the control execution unit configures the measuring device based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit. A measuring instrument characterized by comprising a measurement setting section for performing measurement. In the measuring instrument according to claim 7 ,
The measurement setting unit has a plurality of setting modes for setting different measurement conditions for the measuring device,
When the user inputs a voice regarding one of the plurality of setting modes from the voice input device, the setting mode is switched based on the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit to operate the measuring instrument. A measuring instrument comprising a mode switching section for setting. In the measuring instrument according to claim 8 ,
Storage means for storing past settings of the measuring instrument by the control execution unit,
The control execution unit includes a restoration unit that restores the settings of the measuring instrument based on the past settings stored in the storage means,
When the user inputs voice for restoring the measuring instrument to the past settings from the voice input device, the restoring unit stores the A measuring instrument, wherein the stored past settings are read to restore the settings of the measuring instrument.

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